A moist, from-scratch white cake loaded with crushed Oreo cookies and topped with thick cookies and cream frosting — all baked in one 9x13 pan. Part of my 9x13 cake series: easy enough for a weeknight, impressive enough for a birthday.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 9x13 oreo cake
Servings: 20
Author: Beth
Ingredients
Oreo Cake
10oreoscrushed
2 ½cups (300g)all-purpose flour
2tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
¾cup (170g)unsalted butterroom temperature
1 ¾cups (346g)granulated sugar
¼cup (50g)vegetable oil
5large egg whitesroom temperature
1cup (227g)sour cream
½cup (113g)milkI used whole milk
1Tbspclear vanilla extract
Oreo Frosting
10oreosblended into fine crumbs
1 ½cups (339g)unsalted butterroom temperature
1Tbspvanilla extract
⅛tspsalt
4-6cups (454–681g)powdered sugar
¼cup (56g)heavy creammore as needed, can substitute milk
Mini oreosfor decorating
Instructions
Oreo Cake
Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Prepare a 9×13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray or parchment paper. Set aside.
Place the oreos in a ziploc bag and crush using a rolling pin, meat tenderizer or the bottom of a cup.
In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt
In a large mixing bowl combine the butter, sugar, and vegetable oil, beat using an electric mixer, 1-2 minutes until fluffy.
¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, 1 ¾ cups (346g) granulated sugar, ¼ cup (50g) vegetable oil
Add in the egg whites, sour cream, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat with the electric mixer.
5 large egg whites, 1 cup (227g) sour cream, ½ cup (113g) milk, 1 Tbsp clear vanilla extract
Gradually add the flour mixture and the crushed oreos to the wet ingredients, mixing just until the flour is incorporated.
10 oreos
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula.
Bake for 32-39 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Light pans take longer to bake than dark pans.
Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.
Oreo Frosting
Place the oreos in a ziploc bag and crush using a rolling pin, meat tenderizer or the bottom of a cup. Alternatively, place the oreos in a food processor or blender, pulse into crumbs. The oreos that go into the frosting should be finer than the oreos in the cake, but small pieces are okay!
In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, vanilla extract and salt, beat using an electric mixer until fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter, 1 Tbsp vanilla extract, ⅛ tsp salt
Gradually add 4 cups of powdered sugar mixing on low until combined.
4-6 cups (454–681g) powdered sugar
Add in ¼ cup of heavy cream, beating on high until the frosting is whipped and fluffy.
¼ cup (56g) heavy cream
Taste to determine if you want more powdered sugar. Mix in the crushed oreos.
10 oreos
Reserve ¾ cup of frosting for decorating and spread the rest of the frosting over the cake.
For an extra fancy presentation, after I evenly spread the oreo frosting over the cake, I lightly sprinkled oreo crumbs on the top. Then I cut the cake into squares and in the center of each piece I added a frosting swirl and a mini oreo.
Mini oreos
Video
Notes
Gluten-Free: Use gluten-free oreos and a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour blend in place of all-purpose flour. I used King Arthur’s Measure for Measure Gluten Free Flour and gluten-free oreos with great results.To Store: Cover and store at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days. Let the cake sit at room temperature for 20–30 minutes before serving if refrigerated.To Make Ahead: Bake the cake layer up to 1 day ahead. Cover tightly once completely cooled and store at room temperature. Frost the day of or the day before serving. ToFreeze: Freeze the unfrosted cake layer only. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then foil, and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature before frosting.